Paul Bowman is Professor of Cultural Studies at Cardiff University. He is the author of many works of film, media and cultural studies, on popular culture, postcolonialism, cultural theory, and martial arts. He is founder and director of the Martial Arts Studies Research Network.
Acknowledgements Preface
Chapter 1: Introduction--The Invention of Martial Arts: Popular Culture between Asia and America Chapter 2: Modernity, Media and Martial Arts, or: From Beginning at the Origin to the Origin of the Beginning Chapter 3: Martial Arts into Media Culture Chapter 4: Everybody Was Kung Ku Citing: Inventing Popular Martial Arts Aesthetics Chapter 5: From Linear History to Discursive Constellation Chapter 6: The Meaning of Martial Arts Chapter 7: I Want My TKD: Martial Arts in Music Videos Chapter 8: Martial Ads Chapter 9: The Invention of Tradition in Martial Arts Chapter 10: Inventing Martial Subjects: Toxic Masculinity, MMA and Media Representations Conclusion: After the Invention
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